Sentence examples for material excess from inspiring English sources

Bo said he had rejected a life of material excess.

She believes a lack of material excess in her childhood, paradoxically, left her more secure.

Muslim critics of the redevelopment love to pontificate that the purpose of pilgrimage is to "cleanse" oneself of material excess.

Ms. Curtis's recent paintings are even more explicit in their blending of sensuous appeal and commentary on transience, decay and material excess.

Two of her most familiar phrases — written at least 25 years ago — could bracket the political turmoil and material excess of the United States during the last decade.

Visual extravagance has always been among this director's calling cards, and here he aims his eye squarely at the spots where material excess intersects with genuine beauty.

America is often said to be a Puritan culture, uncomfortable with its material excesses.

In their hilltop retreat, the Rastas smoke weed, listen to reggae music and try and purge themselves of the material excesses of the world.

Weeding out the material excesses of my home and office became an enlightening practice of feeling the experience of clearing: Feeling how congested, gummy, or even nauseous I can be after an hour of moving junk around.

The recent recalls of Sony-manufactured laptop batteries highlighted problems with the lithium-ion technology inside them: potentially volatile materials, excess heat and a short life span.

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